OpenBSD 2.5 cron argv[] privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenBSD 2.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component cron. The manipulation of the argument argv[] leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0312. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenBSD 2.5 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component cron. The manipulation of the argument argv[] with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cron in OpenBSD 2.5 allows local users to gain root privileges via an argv[] that is not NULL terminated, which is passed to cron s fake popen function.

The weakness was shared 03/12/2001 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openbsd.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0312. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-16500, VDB-16498 and VDB-16497 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/12/2001 🔍
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07/03/2014 +4861 days 🔍
05/29/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openbsd.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16499
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 15:13
Updated: 05/29/2018 09:24
Changes: 07/03/2014 15:13 (39), 05/29/2018 09:24 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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